There are two types of kitchens in Laifushun: Dazao and Xiaozao. The dishes of Dazao are shared by several chefs in the store.

Most of the dishes in the store are produced here, and the frying, braised, and stewed are also cooked on the large stove.

The Xiao Zao in the store is divided into Dong Xiao Zao and Xi Xiao Zao. Dong Xiao Zao is the domain of Fat Master. The long fish noodles in the store are Fat Master’s specialty. Ordinary people are not allowed to enter Dong Xiao Zao.

The Xixiaozao is the place where apprentices are trained in the shop.

Tao Shan is an apprentice in the shop, but unfortunately the fat master doesn't teach him, so he can only help the fat master with chores while taking time to learn some skills from the masters in Dazao.

Now, shopkeeper Li has asked people to go to Xixiaozao to try the dishes. If he really wants to continue making this long fish dish, he will have to teach Tao Shan most of the skills.

How could this make Tao Shan unhappy? Even if the fish dish may not be successful, it is still much better than not seeing any hope.

Because of this hope, Tao Shan responded to Qiu's requests.

Mrs. Qiu only plans to cook four dishes this time: braised tiger tail, fried butterfly slices, long fish tube in clay pot, and stir-fried long shredded fish.

The first two are about knife skills and presentation, while the latter two are about taste and ingredients.

The first thing Qiu made was long fish tube pot, which is long fish stewed with pork belly. After the pork belly and fried long fish segments were put into the prepared casserole, the fire was busy in the small clay oven found by Tao Shan.

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Next, Qiu made a braised tiger tail first.

The braised tiger tail is made from a piece of clean meat from the back of the long fish tail. It is first boiled for a while and then mixed with the prepared thick sauce. Remove the cooked long fish meat to drain it and place it on a plate.

Added to the sauce, it is named after its shape like a tiger's tail.

It is not difficult to cook the tiger tail. What is difficult is how to prevent the fish meat from cracking when blanching it. How much rice vinegar should be added to make the fish meat firm and shiny and eliminate the fishy smell of the fish itself?

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Also, when using the clean meat from the back of a long fish tail, if it is a single back, then when cutting it, the backbone must be cut to the bottom every time. But when cutting the double back, the cut is not to the bottom, but to the bottom.

, so that the meat on both sides of the back is connected into strips to be successful.

When the braised tiger tail comes out of the pot, Qiu quickly kills the long fish alive, removes the intestines, bones, and skin... After washing it, cut it horizontally from the head into a butterfly-shaped piece.

The third dish, fried butterfly slices, came out quickly.

The key to frying butterfly slices is that there should be no bones in the meat after bone removal, and the thickness should be even when the butterfly-shaped slices are formed.

Fortunately, Mr. Qiu is a very handy person, and he practiced at home for three days. The butterfly slices were stacked on the plate, and each one looked the same.

When the fourth dish of fried long shredded fish came out of the pot, Mrs. Qiu waved Tao Shan over.

Looking at the four plates of long fish dishes placed in front of him, Tao Shan took a deep breath and spoke after a long time: "Auntie, even if you don't eat these dishes, they still make you feel good just looking at them!"

Mrs. Qiu was filled with joy when she heard this: "If you feel good about it, go back to my aunt's house and she will cook it for you."

"Hey, thank you first, Auntie."

Tao Shan didn't dare to talk to Mrs. Qiu, so he picked up the tray and sent it to the store first.

The fat chef was standing in the east kitchen opposite, watching eagerly. If he said a few more words, his life in the kitchen would probably not be easy in the future.

"Xiaosi, do you think it's okay?"

As soon as Tao Shan left, Ms. Qiu began to feel restless. She kept rubbing her hands and clutching the apron in front of her tightly.

"Mom, don't worry, it will work."

"But what if, what if shopkeeper Li is dissatisfied?"

"If you're not satisfied, just change to another restaurant. If Jiangjiaba doesn't work, go to Nanyang County, or Dongyang County. There are so many restaurants, as long as you have the skills, what are you afraid of?"

Lu Xiangge raised his hand and carefully pulled out Qiu's apron and straightened it out, "Besides, if these restaurants don't approve, we can do it ourselves. It's not impossible to rent a small shop and open a tavern.

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It's not like Lu Sheige has never thought about opening a tavern. Qiu and Lu Xiaoqing are both good at cooking, and Lu Xiaoli and Lu Xiaoyu are both of an age where they can help.

But she knew that Qiu and Lu Quan would not agree.

They have been used to being cautious in their lives and do not dare to take this risk. The most important thing is that they have no money left. Even if they have money, for Qiu and Lu Quan, it is more secure to buy land and build a house.

"What kind of tavern to open?"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Qiu immediately objected, "Our family has no capital."

"good."

Lu Sheige didn't refute, let alone use the two hundred taels of silver that Qiu had saved for her.

As the two of them talked like this, the worries in their hearts seemed to lighten a lot.

Over there, Tao Shan entered the store with a tray: "Shopkeeper, the fish dish is ready."

Before Tao Shan could put down his tray, the customer who was ordering long fish noodles suddenly turned around and came back: "Why does it smell so good?"

When he looked around, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "Shopkeeper, when did your family come out with a new dish? This dish looks good."

Not only did it look good, shopkeeper Li stood very close and was already a little moved by the smell.

Before the guests could speak, shopkeeper Li took the tray from Tao Shan's hand and told Tao Shan: "Go get a few pickle plates and give a portion of this new dish to the guests in the store so that everyone can taste it. Give it to us."

Let’s try it in the store and see how it tastes.”

I heard that you can try it, and several customers in the store were very happy.

This morning, the only people who could have breakfast at Lai Fu Shun were those who had some spare money.

There were five customers, four of whom ordered the shop's signature long fish noodles. Another customer had already finished his noodles and was about to leave. After hearing this, he poured a cup of hot tea and drank it, then sat down and waited.

There were four long fish dishes. Tao Shan took the pickle plates from the store and gave some to each.

Because the plate was too small, he couldn't share everything, so he just shared one dish from the plate.

Shopkeeper Li divided most of the rest and ordered Tao Shan to send it to the backyard for a few cooking chefs to taste.

The new dishes in the store are not decided by the shopkeeper alone.

Only when the guests are satisfied and the chef is satisfied can he approach the owner to make decisions.

Just buying a few prescriptions is okay, but the Lu family's request is much more embarrassing than buying a few prescriptions.

The food was really good, beyond shopkeeper Li's expectation.

Regardless of the dishes, styles, knife skills and ingredients, not to mention the taste, the customers in the restaurant are full of praise.

Several chefs in the back kitchen tasted the dish. Except for the fat chef who couldn't help but feel embarrassed, all of them wanted to learn how to cook this long fish dish.

Everyone wants to be a master, but not everyone can be a master.

On the way back, Mrs. Qiu carried the snacks sent by shopkeeper Li with a sad look on her face.
Chapter completed!